China, UAE Send Probes to Mars
And here in the US, we’re doing what? Oh yeah, waiting for the orange one’s latest tweet. China launches ambitious Tianwen-1 Mars rover missionChina’s first fully homegrown Mars mission is … Read more
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The Race to Contact E.T.
Researchers using China’s new Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), the largest single-dish scope in the world, are piecing together a technological strategy to carry out a major and sweeping … Read more
SPACE: China Wants to Bring back a Piece of the Moon
A glimpse into China’s readiness to handle samples from the moon reveals steps to be taken for storage, processing and preparation of the specimens. China’s Chang’e 5 robotic moon mission … Read more
FACT CHECK: Corona Virus Did Not Come From Outer Space
No, the new coronavirus didn’t come from outer space. We promise. With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to spread around the globe, people are panicked, and they’re looking for answers and … Read more
SPACE: Chinese Moon Rover Checks Out the Far Side
China’s far-side moon mission has turned its history-making gaze underground. The Chang’e 4 spacecraft touched down on the floor of the 115-mile-wide (186 kilometers) Von Kármán Crater on Jan. 2, … Read more
SPACE: The Moon is Made of… Jelly?
China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover has discovered an unusually colored, ‘gel-like’ substance during its exploration activities on the far side of the moon. The mission’s rover, Yutu-2, stumbled on that surprise … Read more
China Plans to Build a Base on the Moon
China plans to build a scientific research station on the moon in “about 10 years,” according to the state news agency Xinhua. The China National Space Administration (CSNA) intends to … Read more
There Are Animals On the Moon – Live Science
China’s Chang’e-4 lander touched down on the far side of the moon (Jan. 3 Beijing time, Jan. 2 US), and it’s got some living things on board. A small “tin” … Read more
SPACE: A Second Moon Could Soon Hang Over China
Moonlit skies over the Chinese city of Chengdu may soon get a boost from a second moon. City officials recently announced plans to build an artificial moon, launching it to … Read more
More Tech to Fear – Hypersonic Nukes
China successfully tested a hypersonic aircraft on Friday (Aug. 3), one that could one day be capable of firing nuclear missiles around the planet at up to six times the … Read more